M 5.1 M Earthquake Shakes Tanggamus Lampung

JAKARTA - An earthquake measuring 5.1 magnitudes (M) rocked Tanggamus Regency, Lampung. The earthquake occurred around 09.52 WIB, Tuesday, July 12.

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reported that the epicenter of the earthquake was at the coordinates of 6.06 South Latitude-104.22 East Longitude.

"82 km southwest of Tanggamus-Lampung", the BMKG wrote on its Twitter account, @bmkgregion2, Tuesday, July 12.

This earthquake had a depth of 12 km. Thus, this earthquake is classified as a shallow earthquake and the potential damage is none.

Based on the official BMKG website, this earthquake was felt as far as Padang Cermin and Pesawaran Regency, Lampung Province.

BMKG ensured that this earthquake did not cause further natural disasters that came from the waters, namely a tsunami.